In Re the Marriage of Peterson

Kay Peterson appeals from a judgment of the Fifth Judicial District, Beaverhead County, apportioning marital assets, denying child support and maintenance, and awarding custody of one child to the respondent.

Kay and Raymond Peterson were married September 23, 1960. They have three children: two sons, Guy, age 18, and Jade, age 17, and one daughter, Andrea, age 15.

The appellant and respondent accumulated substantial property during their marriage. They owned a 1400-acre cattle ranch where they resided, livestock, farm machinery and other personal property. Prior to September 1980, appellant…